Every accepted public quote

“Someone once described Ken Lewis to me as the most competitive person in the history of the United States, including the Union Army.”

“I am not a big fan of what I call 'ambient television,' which just washes through you in a very polite way. I like television that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go.”

“Get in your kitchens, buy unprocessed foods, turn off the TV, and prepare your own foods. This is liberating.”

“Science is one of the comparative advantages of our knowledge-based economy, and focusing on our prowess in providing better tools to address diseases of poverty is one of the best forms of...”

“Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.”

“From a very early age I had imbibed the opinion that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had found it.”

“I come to urge my party to be open to debate and discussion; to move away from a lock-step litmus test which advocates abortion on demand in an effort to reach a broader national consensus.”

“Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines; pressuring nearby...”

“I played with the best conductors of the world.”

“I'm sort of getting into the idea of nourishing your inner aspect and doing that by investing in your family and making a meal and creating time together.”

“If you worry about financial Armageddon, it is indeed metaphorically the time to stock your bunker with guns, ammunition, canned food and gold bars.”

“The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.”

“I work with a place in Santa Monica called Phase IV. My doctor recommended them to me when I started losing weight. They help people train for things like triathlons or biking and running ra...”

“Individuals usually do a better job than the government.”

“When I was 15, I was working for a radio band in Shreveport. Cliff Bruner, the hottest Texas fiddler of them all, was on the same package shows, playing for Jimmie Davis.”

“Among identical twins who have the exact same genes, one may die early of a heart attack and the other may live a long, healthy life - depending on their lifestyle and what they eat.”

“No one looks forward to a recount.”

“I think Clinton, after getting into office and into Washington, was shocked at being bludgeoned. So he spent time trying to be all things to all people - one way guaranteed not to be success...”

“The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have no bearing on the competence, skills and intelligenc...”

“When you broaden the little box that you've been living in for so long, it can be very uncomfortable at first.”

“Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have these standards and beliefs, and dogmatic systems...”

“One look at an email can rob you of 15 minutes of focus. One call on your cell phone, one tweet, one instant message can destroy your schedule, forcing you to move meetings, or blow off real...”

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

“Making economic policy isn't a popularity contest, especially when financial markets are in a panic.”

“In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my...”

“Intellect is a part of a good faith. Intellect is the light, the heart is the direction.”

“Success is a slow process, and quitting does not speed it up.”

“I feel like, at any given time, if I'm not playing my best football, if I'm not taking coaching points, if I'm not doing things right out there on the field, I feel I can be covered by anyon...”

“I hear a little firecracker go off when you come up with a good rhyme.”

“I've always believed in speaking my mind, and I think the technology has made it more prominent. Even a common man's voice is heard prominently now, much to the chagrin and surprise of polit...”

“I would say that I am a poor Christian; I'm not a believer. It was this idea very early in my life that life on Earth, nature or man could not be a creation of a merciful God.”

“Almost everyone who reaches a plateau where he or she is happy and comfortable says it's because of finding balance between work, relaxation, exercise, socialising and family - plus some alo...”

“Egyptian drumming happens to be a favorite of mine. It's a really simple instrument, but it's really difficult to play. You can take it anywhere with you - you can play it in your room, in a...”

“The great evil of American slavery was involuntary servitude or forced labor. I really believe that the true evil of American slavery was the narrative of racial difference that we created t...”

“Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.”

“When I was a kid, I used to send away for those ventriloquist kits on the back of comic books.”

“I was a competitive swimmer as a teenager, only stopping when I got persistent ear infections. Every day was a 6 A.M. start to swim before lessons, then choir or dance classes after.”

“Something'll turn up.”

“It's my rule never to lose my temper until it would be detrimental to keep it.”

“To go straight to 'Scandal' and get to play the larger-than-life guy who has the page-long rants and gets drilled in the leg with blood flying everywhere, it was a blast. It's really been a...”

“I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.”

“When I have a new idea, I'm charged up and want to start the film immediately, but I simply don't have the patience to wait for stars.”

“The movies I was scared by at three or four are now some of my favorite movies of all time.”

“There have been some brilliant and very successful standalone books that work in themselves and also seem to refresh a series. Anyone who writes a series lives in fear of it becoming stale,...”

“I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.”

“I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.”

“I never thought that sex was wrong, sinful, dirty. When you take away the thought of things being dirty or forbidden, then you can really enjoy your sensuality.”

“Film-makers in Belgium are seen as arts and crafts makers. It is a small country. There is not really a film industry there at all.”